CRANBERRY ORANGE MELTAWAYS

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These are my most favorite Christmas cookie. I bake these every year and sometimes I even share them.

Provided by Caryn Crowston

Categories     Cookies

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 c sugar
1/2 c powdered sugar
1/2 c butter
1/2 c vegetable oil
2 tsp grated orange peel
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
2 c all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cream of tarter
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 c chopped frozen cranberries

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine both sugars , butter and oil; blend well. Add orange peel vanilla and egg and blend well. Add all dry ingredients and mix well. Stir in cranberries.
  • 2. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until the bottoms are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute then remove from cookie sheet. Then cool 15 minutes more and coat with powered sugar.

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